Quest
Svizzera
Quest is a television channel available in Switzerland, focusing on factual entertainment and documentary-style programming. Its content typically covers topics such as science, technology, history, engineering, and natural history, often featuring series that explore how things are made, the workings of the natural world, or historical events. The channel broadcasts in English, serving an audience interested in non-fiction television. Viewers in Switzerland can access Quest through various local cable and satellite providers, with programming scheduled around themed blocks that highlight specific subjects like construction, survival, or space exploration.
Programma
00:00 - 00:30
How Do They Do It?
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eider Down and Digestive Biscuits
It's been tipping over for 800 years, what's the gravity-defying magic behind Pisa's leaning tower? And, how are chocolate digestive biscuits manufactured?
00:30 - 01:00
How Do They Do It?
Parchment, Shuttlecocks and Sea Salt
How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? Plus, how do they make shuttlecocks?
01:00 - 02:00
Salvage Hunters
Curated Collections
Drew and Al trawl collections curated by experts, unearthing a rare item of motoring history and a 19th-century model ship with a tale to tell.
02:00 - 03:00
Salvage Hunters
One Stop Shop
Drew and Viki head for one-stop-shop locations. They snap up some Ford Maddox Brown chairs and a recliner from a Victorian ocean liner.
03:00 - 04:00
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Ford Capri & Lancia Delta Integrale
The boys are in Staffordshire on the trail of a Ford Capri. They find a beauty, but it's got tatty bodywork and needs a new interior.
04:00 - 04:30
How It's Made
Engine Blocks; Jawbreakers; Drum Shells; Drums
Engine blocks, jawbreakers, drum shells and drums: more everyday items are put under the microscope to find out how they are made.